The independent and joint effects of the skill and physical bases of relatedness in diversification

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 611-630

  Farjoun, Moshe ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Diversification; Knowledge; Relatedness; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001320899     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199807)19:7<611::aid-smj962>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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